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Multiple arrests and weapons, drugs seized as part of Geelong firearm operation
Detectives have arrested five people and seized a firearm, weapons, and drugs as part of a targeted operation across the Geelong area over the past fortnight.
Operation Shield concluded yesterday and involved a range of local policing resources including the Geelong FPO team, as well as members from the Public Order Response Team, Illicit Firearms Squad, and Echo Taskforce, serving new FPOs and carrying out FPO compliance checks across Greater Geelong, the Surf Coast and Colac Otways region.
During the course of the operation, police executed 36 warrants, conducting 30 Firearm Prohibition Order (FPOs) compliance searches on individuals currently banned from possessing a firearm and serving six new FPOs to individuals police deem a serious public safety risk if they were to possess a firearm.